Windows 10: Open the Command Prompt via Right-Click Context Menu
Frequent users of the command prompt may find the steps presented below quite useful.
To Quickly Open the Command Prompt:
1. Hold Shift and Right Click. (This keyboard combination may be used on the Desktop or within Windows Explorer.)
![the open command window here command.](image/52058.png)
NOTE: By default, certain newer Windows versions show "Open PowerShell window here" in place of "Open command window here." If you still want to use the right-click context menu to access the Windows command prompt, please see this article to switch the option: https://www.windowscentral.com/add-open-command-window-here-back-context-menu-windows-10.
2. A command prompt window will now appear.
![the command prompt window.](image/52059.png)
Alternatively:
1. Right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and select Taskbar settings with the gear icon.
![Taskbar settings option highlighted from taskbar](image/57462.png)
2. The Taskbar settings window will open. Make sure the setting "Replace Command Prompt with Windows PowerShell in the menu when I right-click the start button or press Windows key + X" is toggled off.
![Option to replace command prompt with Windows PowerShell toggled off.](image/57463.png)
3. You can either right-click the Windows start button in the lower-left hand corner of the screen or press Windows key + X to open the Command Prompt or Command Prompt (Admin).
![Windows menu with command prompt options selected](image/57464.png)
Referenced from: howtogeek.com
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